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Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 8.31.17

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My sincere apologies for the tardiness of today’s Sunburn. Tuesday’s elections in St. Petersburg has me exhausted, while the approaching holiday has me yearning to get out and play. Marc Caputo’s Playbook is on vacation, so I think Sunburn will be on vacation tomorrow, too. But we will still deliver tonight’s Last Call and this weekend’s Takeaways from Tallahassee, so it’s not like we’re playing hooky. Sunburn will return to inboxes next Tuesday. 

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Winners and losers emerging from St. Petersburg’s primary elections

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Tuesday’s slate of elections in St. Petersburg certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about candidates. Here’s a list of the real winners and losers emerging from the city’s primary elections. Please let me know if I missed anyone.

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Leslie Wimes, DNC member Nikki Barnes spotted at Rick Baker’s election watch party

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Of all of the surprises that occurred in St. Petersburg’s mayoral primary on Tuesday — and there were a lot — one of the most intriguing to Democratic politicos in Florida has to be the appearance of Nikki Barnes and Leslie Wimes at Rick Baker‘s election watch party. Picture of Leslie Wimes and DNC Member (Loyalty Oath violation?) with GOP Rick Baker. cc: @SaintPetersblog #stpetemayor2017 #FlaPol #Sayfie pic.twitter.com/B1Xfb1Gf09 — Sean Phillippi (@SeanPhillippi) August 30, 2017 Barnes is a member of…

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St. Pete mayoral race goes into OT: Runoff election needed

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St. Petersburg’s “battle of the two Ricks” is not over yet. Voters have made their choice in the primary, advancing former two-term Mayor Rick Baker and first-term Mayor Rick Kriseman to the November election.  Baker led for most of the evening Tuesday; but in the end, he slipped behind with 48.23 percent of the vote (27,253 ballots cast); Kriseman, the incumbent who trailed the race consistently in both fundraising and polling, took a slight lead with a much-better-than-anticipated 48.36 percent…

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My final predictions in St. Petersburg’s primary elections

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Every time I drive past the Seminole Hard Rock Casino on I-4, there’s a little queasiness in my stomach. That’s because I am a gambler who really doesn’t gamble anymore. And the unease I feel is some sort of psychosomatic leftover from my hard days as a gambler. Put me next to a slot machine, I’m gonna pull the lever. Along the same lines, if it’s Election Day, I’m gonna make some predictions. I can’t help myself. So here are…

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Kathryn Starkey decides against running for Florida House

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Kathryn Starkey‘s heart belongs to Pasco County, not Tallahassee. The Pasco County Commissioner says that after careful consideration she will not run for the Florida House in 2018. Starkey had been eyeing a bid for Richard Corcoran’s House District 37 seat.

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